Yates

Stock farmer Lewis Clyde Yates, born to Leander Yates & Edna S Learn, married Genevieve Melvina Holdridge, the daughter of Spence Holdridge & Sophia Merow; they had 3 children - Florence, Marion & Olive.

 

courtesy of Ann - Find A Grave

Woodburn Independent Newspaper, 29 Aug 1940

Lewis C Yates, 60, Dies At Home Near Hubbard

Lewis C. Yates, 60, passed away suddenly at his home east of Hubbard on Monday, August 26. He was born at Ischua, New York, June 23, 1880, and later moved with his family to Montana where he made his home for 23 years. He has made his home in Oregon since September, 1936. He is survived by his widow Genavie Yates, daughters Mrs. M E Nelson of Cohagen, Montana and Miss Olive M Yates of Anaconda, Montana, sister Mrs. Claude Crandall of Olean, New York, and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from the O'Hair chapel Friday, August 30 at 2 pm. Rev Van Winkle of Hubbard will officiate, and Mrs. Van Winkle, Mrs. Shrock and Mrs. Miller will be in charge of the music. Pallbearers will be Maurice Rolsdorph, George Leffler, Fred Covert, B Miller, G C. Moir and C C Hepler.

courtesy of Brian Hogan - Find A Grave

The Humboldt Standard, Mon, 23 Oct 1961

Mrs Genevieve M Yates, 77, of Fortuna, died Saturday in a Fortuna rest home following a lengthy illness. Born November 1, 1883 in Hinsdale, NY, she had resided in Montana and Oregon before coming to Fortuna in 1955. She had taught school 25 years in Montana. Her membership included, the First Christian Church, Fortuna and the Rebekah Lodge, Canby, Ore. She is survived by her daughters, Mrs Olive Bryan, Fortuna, Mrs Marion Nelson, Miles City, Mont; nephew , Donald Holdridge, Canby, Ore; five grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, and numerous other relatives. Private funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, 1030 am in the chapel of Goble's Fortuna Mortuary with the Rev Donald E Whitney, Fortuna Christian Church, officiating. Private interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Eureka. Pallbears will be Percy Trumbel, Walter Bryan, Lester Bryan, Lee McLeod, Harry Gobel and Max Goble.
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Florence L Yates married Arhtur Louis Walfrid Larson, the son of Swedish parents Anders Larson & Hulda Dahlin and they had 1 daughter - Mildred. Arthur remarried after Flo's death and had 3 children with his new wife Elsie.

The Patriot and Free Press, 26 Nov 1920
The remains of Mrs Florence Yates Larson, who died suddenly of pneumonia at her home in Montana, were brought to the home of her aunt, Mrs Claude Crandall of Olean, Saturday morning. The funeral took place at the Crandall home Sunday with interment in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The deceased leaves besides her husband and little daughter, her parents, Mrs and Mrs Lewis Yates and two sisters, Marion and Olive, all of Montana.
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Marion Grace Yates married Mearl Edwin Nelson, the son of Robert W Nelson & Hilda P Holman; they too had 1 child, a boy named Robert Yates Nelson. Marion died in 1991 & Mearl in 1994.

But before she married Mearl who appears to have been known as Kelly, Marion had married a fella by the name of Irven Elmar Vick who she divorced before the birth of her son Norval. Norval and his sister Irma were adopted by Mearl and took his surname.  
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Olive Margaret Yates appeared to be the marrying kind - I confirmed 3 husbands and there may be 1 more! She first married Henry Bryan 'Harry' Ross, the son of William Ross & Henrietta Byran and they had 1 son - Harry Bryan Ross. 

Olive went on to marry Joel F Ewing, Harold Chester Bryan and her SSN application indicates she also had a surname of Adams. Olive died in 2007.